Hook



J an: 9, 1923.

- 1,441,378. J F. SELVIDGE.

HOOK. FILED JULY 10, 1922.

' T0 allwfiom it' may concern."

Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

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Applicatioirfiled July 10,

the hook to the article to which the same applied, to insure against thehook becom-' ing released from its hold.

Another object of the invention is to provide a locking means of thischaracter which may be readily and easily moved into and out ofoperation, by the operator, novel means being provided for securing thelooking means in its operative position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, theinvention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed,without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a hookconstructed in accordance with the present invention. t

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof and disclosing the locking finger in itsinactive position, by dotted lines.

Referring to the drawing in detaihthe reference character 5 indicatesthe body portion of the hook which is formed with an eye 6 affordingmeans, whereby a cable or other flexible lifting element may be securedto the hook.

The book is formed with a reduced poris designed to cooperate with thelocking finger 10 carried by the locking member 8,

to hold the locking member 8 in its active position, it being understoodhowever, that the lo king finger 10 is pivotally supported hoistinghooks,.

.1922. serial No. 573,860.

, i 1 as by means of the threaded shank 11 to SELVIDGE, a

permit the same to be moved to a position as ndicated in dotted lines byigure 2 of the draw ng. Thus it will be seen that as the locking finger10 is moved out of engagement with the shoulder 9,- the locking member 8may be moved longitudinally of thereduced portion 7 to bring the outerend of the locking member '8jto a position out of contact with the freeend 12 of the hook member. i i i This locking, member is formed with anopening to accommodate the free end of the body portion 5 to hold thelocking memberS in its locked position. Carried by the locking member 8is a stationary pin 14 acting as an abutment for the locking finger 10to prevent the same from being moved in one direction. Associated withthe pin 14 is a sliding pin 15 which is positioned in a suitable openingin the body portion 8 and is formed with a head, 16 acting as a supportfor one end of the coiled spring 17, the opposite end thereof contactingwith the screw.

18 which is positioned in the threaded opening in which the coiledspring 17 is disposed, the screw ls being provided to regulate the tension of the spring 17 to control the action of the pin 15.

From the foregoing it will be seen-that by pressing downwardly on thepin 15, the free end thereof may be moved to a position flush with theupper surface of'the locking memher 8, whereby the locking finger 10 mayhe pivoted or moved out of engagement with locking; member mounted onthe reduced section, said locking member adapted to move to engage thefree end of the hook, and

and the the means carried by the locking member contacting with the hookadjacent to reduced section thereof for securing locking member in itslocking position.

2. A hook comprising a body portion formed with reduced section, alocking member mounted on the reduced section and adapted to movelongitudmally thereof, one

zend of the locking member adapted to cooperate with the free end of thehook for closing the hook, and means for restricting movement of thelocking member 1011- gitudinally of the reStrlc-ted section.

nmnbex pivotally sup )o'rted on the reduced seotiom the loel'ihg memberadapted to contort with the end" of the hook toxclose the hook member,sand looking); member adapted to more longitudinally "o't' the' refducedsevtiou topermit the looking memher to be n'loved out' oit einfgngelnentwith the treeeiujl of thehookmember, and illOClilIlQ,

* finger for restricting movement of thelock ing member.

4;. A book comprising a; body portion iermed with a reduced section apivoted inching member mounted on the reduced se0- tion and adapted toswing to engage the free end of the hook member a p l-votedlockingShoulder onthe hook and adapted to-be-engeged by the lookmg finger torestrlot moveitnesses ment of the locking member, and. means forrestrrctmg movement of the loekmg finger.

with the tree end of the hook, a pivoted loele ing linger supported onthe locking memher, at shoulder on the body portion and adapted to-beengaged by the locking finger to restrict movement Oil? the lookingmember, and s nking controlled means for restricting movement of thelooking finger.

I11 testimony that I claim the t'oregoing :15; my owin l hzive heretoafhxed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses,

JOHN F; SELVIDGE.

FRANK TANNFR,

